Law

It’s an old adage that the wheels of government spin slowly, but few attorneys would have predicted the glacial pace of estate tax reform in Congress, which has led to the repeal of the tax for 2010 and the potential reset of the tax next year to its highest level in a decade.

A federal judge in California ordered Wells Fargo & Co. to change what he called “unfair and deceptive business practices” that led customers into paying multiple overdraft fees, and to pay $203 million back to customers.

Companies using criminal records or bad credit reports to screen out job applicants might land afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up scrutiny of hiring policies that can hurt blacks and Hispanics.

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has denied Kerr-McGee Corp. and Anadarko Petroleum’s objections to Oklahoma chemical manufacturer Tronox’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy. A hearing on the organization plan slated for Tuesday has been rescheduled for Sept. 16.

Claud Love needed help. Elderly and in need of round-the-clock nursing care, Love, in his 80s, was admitted to the Rosewood Nursing Home in Norman for care in June of 1998. Originally he had insurance – Blue Cross and Blue Shield – that supplemented his Medicare. And it was at that point Love’s illness, and his subsequent care, would change his family’s life.

AstraZeneca PLC said Monday it has reached agreements to pay a modest $198 million to settle a little over half of the U.S. lawsuits that allege its antipsychotic drug Seroquel caused diabetes and other harm.

You’ve decided you want to get a job. The first thing you may want to do is update your LinkedIn profile. But, this is the problem. You’re doing a few things wrong. Those things are going to slow down your search, and you don’t even know it.